Sir Eric Woodward School (SEWS) offers a
quality learning environment for students with learning and support needs
across two delivery modes, Face to Face (F2F) and Distance Education (DE). The
school is well resourced to support individual student needs. SEWS offers a
number of specialised programs including integrated services of a
physiotherapist, occupational therapist and speech pathologist for all student
enrolled. The school is dynamic in supporting all students with a holistic
approach, through modifying the curriculum to support rich authentic learning
opportunities. The school operates six face-to-face classes and
eleven Distance Education (DE) classes. The school provides quality
education for four face-to-face classes for students K-12 with moderate to
severe intellectual disability, physical disability and complex medical
conditions, two face-to-face classes within an Autism Support Unit (ASU)
supporting young people in Years K to 6 with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) and eleven distance education classes in the Distance Education
Support Unit (DESU) for students with a Disability Confirmation of
either mild, moderate or severe intellectual disability P-12 who are eligible
for enrolment in alignment with the DE Enrolment Procedures.
The student population presents with
intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, complex medical conditions,
sensory impairment and/ or an ASD. Students attending SEWS may present with
multiple disabilities. SEWSâ face-to-face enrolments are predominantly from the
northern region of Sydney; its distance education students are state-wide,
resulting in a diverse student population from a range of socio-economic
backgrounds.
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